# Gem update --system

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-update-system/138449>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 23, 2008, 5:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-update-system/138449 "2008-05-23T05:15:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![giorgio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/cab0a1/32.png) [@giorgio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/giorgio)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 5:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-update-system/138449/1 "2008-05-23T05:15:21Z")

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I just installed the RMagick gem.

The instructions said do a “gem update --system” first so I did.

I rebooted afterwards.

Now I cant even run mongrel

This is on windows. the errors are:  
…/InstantRails\_1\_7\_Dev/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/  
custom\_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require': no such file to load -- .../InstantRails_1_7_Dev/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/ 1.8/gems/mongrel_service-0.3.2-x86-mswin 32/lib/mongrel_service/init.rb (LoadError) from .../InstantRails_1_7_Dev/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/ rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`require’  
from …/InstantRails\_1\_7\_Dev/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/  
gem\_plugin-0.2.3/lib/gem\_plugin.rb:134:in `load' from .../InstantRails_1_7_Dev/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/ rubygems/source_index.rb:184:in`each’  
from …/InstantRails\_1\_7\_Dev/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/  
rubygems/source\_index.rb:184:in `each' from .../InstantRails_1_7_Dev/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ gem_plugin-0.2.3/lib/gem_plugin.rb:112:in`  
load’  
from …/InstantRails\_1\_7\_Dev/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/  
mongrel-1.1.5-x86-mswin32-60/bin/mongrel\_ra  
ils:278  
from …/InstantRails\_1\_7\_Dev/ruby/bin/mongrel\_rails:19:in  
`load’  
from …/InstantRails\_1\_7\_Dev/ruby/bin/mongrel\_rails:19

Any advice appreciated  
Giorgio

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**Author:** ![giorgio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/cab0a1/32.png) [@giorgio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/giorgio)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 9:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-update-system/138449/2 "2008-05-23T09:46:19Z")

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gem install --remote rake

or

re-install your mongrel, regarding this error message :

> no such file to load – …/InstantRails\_1\_7\_Dev/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/  
> 1.8/gems/mongrel\_service-0.3.2-x86-mswin

reinhart  
[http://teapoci.blogspot.com](http://teapoci.blogspot.com)

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**Author:** ![giorgio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/cab0a1/32.png) [@giorgio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/giorgio)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 10:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-update-system/138449/3 "2008-05-23T10:04:21Z")

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Re-installing mongrel makes no difference.  
I have re-installed mongrel and mongrel\_service with no joy.

I restored my ruby folder from backup and everything is fine until I  
do a gem update --system and then it all breaks again.

G.

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**Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-update-system/138449/4 "2008-05-23T12:37:21Z")

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if this is the case try reinstalling the rails first. after installing  
the rails try the command ’ gem update --system ’

Mahalingam  
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giorgio wrote:

> I just installed the RMagick gem.
> 
> The instructions said do a “gem update --system” first so I did.
> 
> I rebooted afterwards.
> 
> Now I cant even run mongrel
> 
> This is on windows. the errors are:  
> …/InstantRails\_1\_7\_Dev/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/  
> custom\_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require': no such file to load -- .../InstantRails_1_7_Dev/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/ 1.8/gems/mongrel_service-0.3.2-x86-mswin 32/lib/mongrel_service/init.rb (LoadError) from .../InstantRails_1_7_Dev/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/ rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require’  
> from …/InstantRails\_1\_7\_Dev/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/  
> gem\_plugin-0.2.3/lib/gem\_plugin.rb:134:in `load' from .../InstantRails_1_7_Dev/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/ rubygems/source_index.rb:184:in`each’  
> from …/InstantRails\_1\_7\_Dev/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/  
> rubygems/source\_index.rb:184:in `each' from .../InstantRails_1_7_Dev/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ gem_plugin-0.2.3/lib/gem_plugin.rb:112:in `  
> load’  
> from …/InstantRails\_1\_7\_Dev/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/  
> mongrel-1.1.5-x86-mswin32-60/bin/mongrel\_ra  
> ils:278  
> from …/InstantRails\_1\_7\_Dev/ruby/bin/mongrel\_rails:19:in  
> `load’  
> from …/InstantRails\_1\_7\_Dev/ruby/bin/mongrel\_rails:19
> 
> Any advice appreciated  
> Giorgio